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TIL while drilling in 1971, Soviet geologists tapped into a cavern filled with natural gas until the ground beneath the drilling rig collapsed. To avoid poisonous gas discharge, it was decided the best solution was to burn it off but the gas is still burning today.

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9jop TIL physical and sexual attraction is seen even in men and women who are long-time platonic friends. A 2012 study found in the majority of opposite-sex friendships, there’s at least a low level of attraction.
rNGjM TIL that fossil fuel doesn't come from dinosaurs.
LgBQ TIL the largest waterfall in the world was completely flooded and destroyed by the construction of the Itaipu Dam in 1982. It is now a reservoir.
oP8Y TIL in 1996, Canadian PM Jean Cretien was confronted at a rally. With no bodyguards present, Cretien choked out his assailant with his bare hands. This takedown has since been named ‘The Shawinigan Handshake’, after Cretien’s hometown.
YpwNG TIL about Joe Simpson, who broke his leg descending a mountain and was lowered off the mountain by his climbing partner Simon Yates. He ends up falling off a cliff and into a crevasse after Simon is forced to cut the rope. He survives and crawls 8 miles to safety. Better story in link.